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Fishing regulations at Clatskanie River, OR
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Fishing regulations in Oregon can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Regulations for top species
Season open: year-round
Northern pikeminnow
Regulation boundaryOR Oregon Northwest Zone
Restrictions & requirements
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Unlawful Taking & Retention
It is unlawful to fish for or take and retain any legal species while possessing on board any species not allowed to be taken in that area at that time.
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Dip Net, Cast Net, Angling, Herring Jigs ONLY
May only be taken by dip net, cast net, angling and herring jigs.
OR Angling with Single Line or Spear
May be taken by angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks; and by spear.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
Additional information
No bag limit. No minimum length.Lakes: Open all year.Streams (including tidewaters and bays): Open during trout, salmon or steelhead seasons, except tidewater areas of Columbia River tributaries downstream from the city of St. Helens are open all year.Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.
For more information please see Oregon Sport Fishing Regulations
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Synonyms
Columbia River dace, Ptychocheilus oregonensis
Location regulation notes
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
Location specific information
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
Season open: April 14 - April 12
Chinook salmon
Regulation boundaryOR Oregon Northwest Zone
Bag limit2
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Min size15" (Total Length)
No person shall harvest any individual fish less than the minimum size limit.
Total length means the straight line distance from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed, to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed or squeezed, while the fish is lying on its side.
Aggregate limit2
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
Restrictions & requirements
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Salmon and Steelhead Bobber Rules
When fishing for salmon and steelhead fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook. Salmon/steelhead bobber angling gear mustinclude a bobber and leader no longer than36 inches. Any weight is to be no more than 36 inchesfrom the hook when suspended vertically. The bobber must suspend the weight, leader, and terminal gear, not allowing it to rest on the river bottom.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut, Sturgeon Hooks
Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut and SturgeonPacific halibut: no more than two hooks may be used.Sturgeon:no more than one single point barbless hook may be used.Ocean salmon: no more than two single point barbless hooks when angling for salmon in the ocean, or when angling for other ocean species with salmon or steelhead onboard.Salmon/Steelhead (except ocean): Single-point hooks larger than 1inch gap and multiple point hooks larger than 9/16 inch gap are prohibited. All weight, if not part of conventional lure, must be attached on the fishing line between the lure and the end of the rod. With hooks larger than 5/8 inch gap or multiple point hook, weight must be attached 18 inches or more above the uppermost hook.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
Additional information
Wild salmon bag limits and season are determined on an annual basis. See myodfw.com for more information. Bag limit In the aggregate: 2 adult salmon or steelhead per day, 20 per year. 5 jack salmon per day, 2 daily jack limits in possession.See Exceptions in NW Zone to determine where harvest of any Chinook salmon is allowed. Harvest of wild steelhead and wild coho salmon is prohibited in the NW Zone except as allowed under Exceptions for wild steelhead in Big Elk Creek, Salmon River, and wild coho in Siltcoos Lake and Tahkenitch Lake.For purposes of bag limit and season, Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, which are always considered salmon regardless of size.
Hatchery steelhead, hatchery coho salmon, pink salmon, and sockeye salmon, may be harvested as part of the adult and jack salmon daily bag limit in waters that are open to angling for Chinook salmon or steelhead.NW Zone Closed to angling for chum salmon (including jacks) unless noted under Exceptions.Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater May 22 - Aug 31. See Exceptions where use of bait is allowed.There is no annual limit on hatchery salmon or hatchery steelhead as long as the appropriate number of Hatchery Harvest Tags have been purchased to record the catch.
For more information please see Oregon General Statewide Regulations
Synonyms
Chinook, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Location regulation notes
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
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General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
Season open: May 22 - October 31
Rainbow trout
Regulation boundaryOR Oregon Northwest Zone
Bag limit2
The maximum number of individual fish legally harvested per harvester per day. Bag limits are only for properly licensed anglers actively harvesting the species. People who are not actively harvesting or are not properly licensed (if a license is required) may NOT be counted for the purpose of bag limits.
Min size8" (Total Length)
No person shall harvest any individual fish less than the minimum size limit.
Total length means the straight line distance from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed, to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed or squeezed, while the fish is lying on its side.
Max size16" (Total Length)
No person shall harvest any individual fish greater than the maximum size except as permitted.
Total length means the straight line distance from the most forward point of the head with the mouth closed, to the farthest tip of the tail with the tail compressed or squeezed, while the fish is lying on its side.
Aggregate limit2
The maximum number of individual fish across an aggregate group of species legally harvested per harvester per day.
Memorable / trophy limits1 > 20
The maximum number of trophy individuals legally harvested per harvester per day. A trophy is any individual of a length greater than the max size limit. Trophy individuals are included in the daily bag limit unless stated otherwise.
Restrictions & requirements
OR Using devices to land fish
It is unlawful to use gurdies, winches or reels affixed to a boat to land a fish.
OR Use of drones and radios
It is unlawful to use drones/ radio controlled boats/ or other unmanned vehicles when angling or to aid in angling.
OR Snagging
It is unlawful to snag or attempt to snag gamefish.Additional anti-snagging gear restrictions:Fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook.Unless otherwise specified, hook must measure 3/4 inch or less at the gap.Hook must be attached to or below any lure or bait.Weight cannot be less than 18 inches above the lure or bait.Consult exceptions to zone regulations for which leader length applies:Leader length: 18-36 inches or less than or equal to 6 feet
OR Use of More than One Rod or Line
It is unlawful to use more than one rod or line when angling except:with a Two-Rod Validation as a youth anglers (under 12 years of age) when angling outside of three miles from shore for offshore pelagic species, any number of rods or lines are allowed only if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Ice hole size
Angling through a human-made ice hole larger than 12 inches in diameter or length is unlawful.
OR Use of chum
Taking or attempting to take any fish by chumming, or knowingly angle with the aid of chum is unlawful except when angling for offshore pelagic species outside of three miles from shore if no species other than offshore pelagic species have been retained.
OR Buying or selling fish and fish parts
Buying or selling fish or shellfish, or parts thereof, that were caught or taken for personal use. Except the skeletal remains of ocean food fish may be sold; and eggs from ocean-caught salmon may be sold to a licensed fish or bait dealer.
OR Fish with radio tags
It is unlawful to take a fish with a radio tag (identified by an antenna trailing from its mouth or body) except in the mainstem Columbia River and its tributaries, when consistent with all other applicable laws and regulations.
OR Fishways weirs and fish traps
It is unlawful to trespass on a fishway, weir or fish trap, or angle within 200 feet above and 200 feet below a weir or the entrance/exit of a private or public fishway or fish trap.
OR Transport of live fish and egs
Bringing live fish or live eggs into the state, transporting them overland, or from one waterbody to another without a permit from ODFW is unlawful.
OR Salmon and Steelhead Bobber Rules
When fishing for salmon and steelhead fishing gear restricted to artificial fly, lure, or bait with one single-point hook. Salmon/steelhead bobber angling gear mustinclude a bobber and leader no longer than36 inches. Any weight is to be no more than 36 inchesfrom the hook when suspended vertically. The bobber must suspend the weight, leader, and terminal gear, not allowing it to rest on the river bottom.
OR Bait Restriction
The following may NOT be used as bait:• Live fish. Except live nongame fish maybe used in the ocean, bays and tidewaters when taken from the same waters in which they will be used as bait.• Goldfish. Nor can they be in an angler's possession while angling.• Lamprey.• Live crayfish.• Live leeches. Nor can they be in an angler'spossession while angling.
OR 3 Hook Maximum
No more than three hooks may be used when angling, except herring jigs may be used for marine food fish species.• A double or treble point hook is classified asone hook.• When angling with two rods (whereallowed and with a Two-Rod Validation), the general hook rule applies to each rod.
OR Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut, Sturgeon Hooks
Salmon, Steelhead, Halibut and SturgeonPacific halibut: no more than two hooks may be used.Sturgeon:no more than one single point barbless hook may be used.Ocean salmon: no more than two single point barbless hooks when angling for salmon in the ocean, or when angling for other ocean species with salmon or steelhead onboard.Salmon/Steelhead (except ocean): Single-point hooks larger than 1inch gap and multiple point hooks larger than 9/16 inch gap are prohibited. All weight, if not part of conventional lure, must be attached on the fishing line between the lure and the end of the rod. With hooks larger than 5/8 inch gap or multiple point hook, weight must be attached 18 inches or more above the uppermost hook.
OR Daylight Hours
It is unlawful to angle for or take salmon, shad, steelhead, sturgeon, trout or whitefish except during daylight hours (one hour before sunrise until one hour after sunset). Unless there is an exception for specific waterbodies.
OR Game Fish Unlawful Methods
It is unlawful to take game fish other than those hooked inside the mouth. It is unlawful to: snag, spear, gaff, net, trap, club, shoot or ensnare any freshwater game fish. A hand-held landing net may be used to land a legally hooked fish. A gaff may not be used to land salmon, steelhead or other freshwater game fish in inland or ocean fisheries.
OR Removal of eggs
It is unlawful to remove eggs from any salmon, steelhead or sturgeon without retaining the carcass while in the field.
OR Field dressing of mutilating
It is unlawful to possess game fish in the field that have been dressed or mutilated so that size, species or fin clip cannot be determined. Fish may be dressed when the angler has reached their automobile (or principle means of land transportation) and has finished angling for the day.
OR Angling Tag in Possession
All anglers need a valid Combined Angling Tag (authorizing harvest of 20 salmon or steelhead per year) in possession to angle for salmon, steelhead, sturgeon and halibut.Harvested adult wild salmon or steelhead must be immediately recorded on the Combined Angling Tag.
Additional information
Lakes: 5 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Open all year.Streams: (including tidewaters and bays): 2 per day, 3 daily limits in possession. Open May 22 - Oct 31, unless noted under Exceptions.
Trout is considered all rainbow/redband (except steelhead), cutthroat, brook, brown, bull, golden, lake and tiger trout; Atlantic salmon and kokanee . Check exceptions and zone regulations for waters where Chinook salmon and/or coho salmon (landlocked) may be considered trout. Salmon under 15 inches are considered trout, except coho salmon, which are always considered salmon regardless of size.
Angling restricted to artificial flies and lures in streams above tidewater, May 22 - Aug 31. See Location Exceptions to Regulations where use of bait is allowed.8 inch minimum length.Only 1 trout over 20 inches in length may be taken per day.Rainbow trout over 16 inches are considered steelhead in streams.
No limit on size or number of brook or brown trout in streams unless noted under Location Exceptions to Regulations.
For more information please see Oregon General Statewide Regulations
Edibility
Excellent
Synonyms
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Location regulation notes
General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
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General Northwest Zone RegulationsExcept as otherwise noted angling for all species in streams above tidewater is restricted to artificial flies and lures May 22 - Aug 31.A valid Columbia River Basin Endorsement must be in possession when fishing for salmon, steelhead, or sturgeon in the mainstem Columbia River from Buoy 10 upstream and in all the rivers and their tributaries that flow into the Columbia River.Use of bait allowed in bays and tidewaters year round.Anglers may not continue to angle for jack salmon or trout after retaining a limit of adult salmon or steelhead.See marine zone for additional regulations that apply to coastal bays.Multi-species restrictions: It is unlawful for any person to fish for, or take and retain, any species of salmon, Pacific halibut, or marine fish while possessing on board any fish not allowed to be taken in the area at that time.Exceptions to Northwest Zone Regulations Alsea River (Mainstem) and BayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Nov 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, up to USFS River Edge Boat Landing.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.No angling from a floating device above Mill Cr.Alsea River, North ForkMouth to angling deadline marker above Alsea Hatchery fishwayOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.No angling 100 ft above and below Alsea Hatchery fishway.Alsea River, South ForkMouth to bridge at McBee ParkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.No angling from a floating device.Barney ReservoirCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Bear Creek (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Bear Creek and Tributaries (Lincoln Co.)Closed.Beaver Creek (Columbia Co.)Mouth to 200 ft below lower fallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Beaver Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to county bridge near OnaOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Beaver Creek (Nestucca Basin, Tillamook Co.)Mouth to West Beaver CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.East and West Beaver Cr including tributariesClosed.Big Creek (Clatsop Co.)RR trestle to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan1- Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31Use of bait allowed.Closed Aug 16 - Oct 15.See Columbia Zone/Select Area regulations for downstream of RR trestle.Above hatcheryCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Big Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Big Elk CreekMouth to Bear CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1- Dec 31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Bear Cr to Grant Cr BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Open for wild steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31. Bag limit is 1 per day/3 per year.Bob Creek and TributariesClosed.Cape CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Cape Meares Lake1 bass per day.Clatskanie RiverMouth to Swedetown BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Cook Creek (Tillamook Co.)Mouth to South ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Cummins CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.orthwest nsDeadwood CreekMouth to West ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Devils LakeOnly hatchery trout may be harvested.No harvest of grass carp.Drift Creek (Alsea Basin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1- Dec 31.Lower Wilderness Boundary (RM 10) to 200 ft below Bohannon FallsOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Drift Creek (SiletzBasin, Lincoln Co.)Mouth to steel bridge entering Mennonite CampOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Steel bridge entering Mennonite Camp to Sampson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Ecola CreekMouth to confluence of North and West ForksOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Fall CreekMouth to Carns CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.Fishhawk LakeOpen for trout May 22 - Oct 31.2 trout per day, 8 inch minimum length.Artificial flies and lures only.Five RiversMouth to Buck CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Apr 30 and Dec 1-31.See Lobster Cr.Closed to Chinook salmon angling.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Gnat CreekRR bridge to Aldrich Point Rd BridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.See regulations for Blind Slough / Knappa Slough in Columbia Zone.Aldrich Point Rd Bridge to FallsOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Hunt CreekAbove Hunt Cr FallsCatch-and-release all year for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Indian CreekMouth to West Fork Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.John Day River (Clatsop Co.)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Kilchis RiverHwy 101 bridge to Tilden BluffRdBridge (RM 11)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.Tilden Bluff Rd Bridge to NorthForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to salmon angling.1Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Klaskanine River (Mainstem)Marker at Youngs River confluence to Youngs River LoopBridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Youngs River Loop Bridge to North ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Klaskanine River, North ForkMouth to hatchery damOpen for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed between hatchery deadline marker and hatchery dam Aug 1 - Nov 30.Above hatchery damCatch-and-release for trout.Artificial flies and lures only.Klaskanine River, South ForkMouth to first falls (RM 4.7)Open for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Aug 15 and Oct 16 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Above first fallsOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lake CreekMouth to Indian CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1 - Dec 31.Closed all year to salmon angling.Indian Cr to Fish CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.All tributaries not listedClosed.Lake Lytle1 bass per day.Lewis and Clark RiverAlternate Hwy 101 bridge to 200ft below Warrenton Reservoir DamOpen all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinooksalmon.Use of bait allowed.No angling within 200 ft of fish ladder on Warrenton ReservoirDam.Above Saddle Mt State Park access bridgeOpen all year for trout.Catch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Lily LakeCatch-and-release only.Artificial flies and lures only.Little Nestucca RiverHwy 101 to USFS bridge at DolphOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed from ODFW markers up to Upton Falls.Closed from ODFW markers up to Stella Falls.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Lobster CreekMainstem and tributaries above confluence with Little Lobster CrClosed.Lost Lake (Clatsop Co.)All landlocked salmon are considered trout.Miami RiverAbove Hwy 101 bridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Catch-and-release for chum salmon Sep 16 - Nov 15.All tributariesClosed.Necanicum RiverMouth to Hwy 53 bridge at Necanicum Jct including Neawanna Cr tidewater below 12th Ave BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon May22 - Dec 31.Tributaries and river sections not listed including Neawanna Cr above 12th Ave BridgeClosed.Nehalem River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM15.1)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan 1- Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Foss Rd (CC) Bridge (RM 15.1) to Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Above Hwy 26 bridge at ElsieOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Closed all year to all salmon angling.Nehalem River, North ForkMouth to Hwy 53 bridgeOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for Chinook salmon Jan1 - Sep 15. Wild Chinook salmon may be harvested; 1 per day as part of daily salmon/steelhead bag limit.Open for Chinook salmon Sep16 - Dec 31.Angling from Nehalem Hatchery Platform open only toanglers with Disabled Veteran Angling License or Oregon Disabilities Hunting and Fishing Permit.Hwy 53 bridge to 4th bridge on Hamlet Rd near MP 6Open all year for hatchery steelhead.t 1 /oNeskowin CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to all angling on all tributaries.Nestucca River and BayUp to First Bridge (near Beaver)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.First Bridge (near Beaver) toMoon CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling Aug1 - Dec 31.Moon Cr to Elk CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed (including Clarence Creek Pond).Netarts Bay and TributariesOpen for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Closed to salmon, steelhead, and trout angling.Plympton CreekCatch-and-release all year for trout above second falls (RM1.4),artificial flies and lures only.Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Rock Creek (Clatsop/Columbia Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Sep 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lane Co.)Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Rock Creek (Lincoln Co.)Mouth to Big Rock CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Salmon RiverThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for wild steelhead (1per day and 3 per year)and hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.* Mouth to Knight Park boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Knight Park boat ramp to bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to single point hook metal based lures, fly fishing, or bobber fishing Sep 1 - Dec 31 See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule pg 18.* Bridge near MP 9 on Hwy 18 to confluence with Sulphur Cr west of the Van Duzer CorridorClosed to salmon angling.Salmonberry RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Closed to angling on all tributaries.Sand Lake EstuaryMouth to Jewell CrOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Schooner CreekMouth to Erickson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Scott CreekClosed.Siletz River and BayThe following apply to open sections below: *Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.* Up to marker sign approx. 1200ft above Ojalla BridgeOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.* Marker sign approx. 1200 ft above Ojalla Bridge to Illahee boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).Open for Chinook salmon Oct7 - Dec 31.* Illahee boat ramp to deadline marker at Moonshine boat rampOpen for Chinook salmon Apr 1 - Jul 31 (1 wild Chinook salmon per day and 2 per season).* Moonshine boat ramp to 900ft below Siletz Falls (painted boulder)Open all year for hatchery steelhead.Use of bait allowed.Above the marker 900 ft below Siletz Falls and all tributaries above the fallsClosed.Siltcoos LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below RR trestle on Maple Cr Arm, and below Fivemile Rd crossing on the Fiddle Cr ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Siuslaw River (Mainstem) and BayUp to Lake CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open all year for other fish (see pg 26-27) in tidewater.Lake Cr to Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed for Chinook salmon.Above Whittaker CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan 1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Closed for Chinook salmon.Siuslaw River, North ForkMouth to Meadows Bridge at MP11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Above Meadows Bridge at MP 11Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Skipanon RiverHarbor St. Bridge to Alt. Hwy101 BridgeOpen all year for hatchery Chinook salmon and hatchery coho salmon.Slickrock CreekClosed.Soapstone CreekMouth to first bridge on Soapstone mainline RdOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Sunset Lake1 bass per day.Sweet CreekMouth to head of tidewaterOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish in tidewateras described in Marine Zone.Head of tidewater to 200 ft belowfalls near MP 10Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Oct 1 - Nov 30.Tahkenitch LakeAbove Hwy 101 bridge, below first road crossing on Mallard Arm, and below the 059 bridge on the Fivemile ArmOpen for coho salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31 (Wild Coho Aggregate Bag Limit applies).Closed to two rod angling for all species during coho salmon season.Tenmile CreekOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Closed Apr 1 - Nov 30.Three RiversThe following apply to open sections below: *Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 15.Use of bait allowed.No angling from a floating deviceAnti-Snagging Gear Restriction: Leader length must be between 18and 36 inches and only one singlepoint hook 3/8 inch gap or less May1 - Jul15 (See Anti-SnaggingGear Restriction Rules pg 18).* Mouth to hatchery deadlineOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Jul 15 and Oct 1 - Dec 31.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Oct 1 - Dec 31.Youth angling (ages 17 and under)only Jun 1 - Jul 15 from CedarCr Hatchery deadline to marker below Gauldy Mt Rd Bridge.Closed Jul 16 - Sep 30.* Above hatchery weirOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for fall Chinook Salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributariesClosed.Tillamook BayAll tidewater upstream to Hwy 101 bridges on Kilchis, Miami, Wilson and Trask Rivers, and Burton Bridge on Tillamook RiverOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon inside the jettytips Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Tillamook RiverAbove Burton BridgeOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1- Mar 31 and May 22 - Dec 31.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon May 22 - Jul 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31.All tributaries not listedClosed.Town Lake1 bass per day.Trask River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to confluence of North and South ForksOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Gear Restriction: Angling restricted to fly fishing or bobber fishing from marker at Loren's Drift (RM 9) up to Cedar Cr Boat slide (RM 10.9) May 1 - Jul 31. (See Salmon/Steelhead Bobber Fishing Rule).Closed from marker at Dam Hole (MP 7 on Trask River Rd) up to Blue Ridge Cr Sep 1- Nov 30.Closed 200 ft above and 900ft below Gold Cr at Trask Hatchery Jul 16 - Oct 15.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Trask River, East ForkAll tributariesClosedTrask River, North ForkMouth to Bark Shanty CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Trask River, South ForkMouth to Edwards CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.All tributariesClosed.Vernonia Pond1 bass per day.10 crappie per day.Whittaker Creek and TributariesClosed.Wilson River (Mainstem)Hwy 101 bridge to South ForkOpen all year for hatchery steelhead.Open for hatchery spring Chinook salmon Jan 1 - Jul 31.Open for fall Chinook salmon Aug 1 - Dec 31.Use of bait allowed.Closed to salmon angling above Jordan Cr (RM 21.9) Aug1- Dec31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Wilson River, LittleNorth ForkOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Wilson River, South ForkMouth to marked deadlinenear MP 1Open for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Tributaries and river sections not listedClosed.Yachats RiverMouth to North Fork Yachats RiverOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec 31.Open for Chinook salmon Aug1 - Dec 31, 1 per day and 5per year.Yaquina River and BayVisible ends of jetty tips to Simpson CrOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Aug 1 - Dec31.Open for Chinook salmon Apr1 - Dec 31.Open for other fish as described in Marine Zone.Simpson Cr to first bridge on Eddyville-Nashville RdOpen for hatchery steelhead Jan1 - Mar 31 and Dec 1-31.Youngs Bay and RiverHwy 101 bridge to marker at confluence of Youngs Bay and Klaskanine River (including Walluski River tidewater) and Youngs River mainstem (See map in Columbia Zone)Open all year for hatchery steelhead and hatchery Chinook salmon.Use of bait allowed.Above Youngs River fallsCatch-and-release all year for trout, artificial flies and lures only.
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